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Set in an Indian-American community in suburban Cleveland, Rakesh Satyal's new novel uses intertwined plots to explore the comedy of everyday life. Critic Maureen Corrigan says readers will be amused.
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To encourage more boys to read, the city of Miami Gardens is teaming up with local barber shops.Six-year-old Mikkael Stevens recently visited Top Cuttaz,…
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Next time you see a newspaper box in Palm Beach County, look closer. It may be a “Little Free Library.”Palm Beach County is adding some “fun-sized”…
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The superintendents of Florida's two largest school districts say it is less likely they'll make students repeat third grade next year because of low…
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Nearly one in five Florida third graders were at risk of being held back because of low scores on the state reading test last year.But this year the state…
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NPR's Lynn Neary and Petra Mayer introduce an interactive guide to the books NPR staff and critics loved this year.
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We're taking this week to help parents and students understand the new Florida Standards Assessments, which students will take for the first time…
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Miami Northwestern High School teacher Daniel Dickey says there's no silver bullet or secret book which will spark a student's interest in…
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Miami Northwestern High School English teacher Daniel Dickey has found a way to make his tenth graders brag about their reading skills.Mischael Saint-Sume…
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Holiday rerun: This story was originally published Oct. 3, 2014.Bridget McKinney, principal at Miami's Allapattah Middle School, says her students…
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A program in Miami-Dade County that gives kids and parents free books to keep and read together is in the midst of a big push for donations.The Read to…
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07/02/14 - On Wednesday’s Topical Currents we’ll sit for a spell with Mitchell Kaplan, founder of Books & Books and co-founder of the Miami Book Fair…